Transfer metallic deposit



Feb. 6, 1923. 1,444,345

' \P. R. HEYGEL TRANSFER METALLIC DEPOSIT FlLED SEPT. 30, 1920 2 SHEETS'SHEET I Feb. 6, 1923.

P. R. HEYGEL TRANSFER METALLIC DEPOSI T FILED SEPT. 30, 1920 Patent 6, 1923. v

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I YA'UL ROBERT HEYGEL OF MORSEMERE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T PEERLESS ROLL LEAF 00., INC., CORPORATION 0E NEW YORK.

TRANSFER METALLIC DEPOSIT.

Application flled september w, 1920. Serial No. 413,807.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PAUL Roennr HEYonL, a citizen .of the Republicof Germany, resid-v ing atMorsemere, county of Bergen, State n object of the invention is to produce a transfer deposit of metallic powder of suit,-

able composition andreleasable at elevatedtemperatures as by means of a heated die operated under pressure in a die ress, tipping machine or other transfer e ecting device. Such transfer metallic deposit is secured to a strip of paper or like inert material serving as the,vehicle for the deposit mass and enabling the deposit material to be wound in rolls, for the convenience of shipment and convenience of use in the die .press or other transferring machine.

The transfer metallic deposit made in accordance with my invention comprises a mass of metallic powder the particles of which are bound together by means of a binder'or supporting ingredient and coacting to determine the temperature of release of the metallic transfer and other suitable ingredients to produce the desired metallic impression. Preferably a coating of slzmg is provided on the transfer mass, on the face of the transfer lmass applied to the cover of the book, silk, cotton or other fabric or other'articleto be embellished. The mass of deposit material is usually secured to a strip of paper or like'inert vehicle, which inert vehicle is preferably coated initially with a coating of wax, or the like. Such binder or supporting ingredient is chosen to render the mass of deposit material releasable from the strip of paperwithin a desired range of temperature, usually from 150 to Further features and objects of the invention will be' more fully understood from the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing in side elevation suitableapparatus, including a table and a vaporizing device for forming the transfer deposit mass;

Fig. 2 is adiagrammatic vlew of the table 'viewed in the direction transverse to that of Fig. 1, showin also a roll of paper strip supplied to the ta 1e and the resulting paper strip coated with the transfer deposit'mass;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one form of the resulting roll;

Fig. 4 1s a diagrammatic View of a die press for transferring the deposit metallic mass to the article to be ornamented;

Figs. -5 and 6 are diagrammatic views of modified apparatus for carrying out my invention.

- Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the transfer deposlt mass\ma be, produced by the use of a table 1 .PIOVldBd with a. suitable hood 2 open at its side 3 and closed at the opposite side and provided with'entry and discharge openlngs at the ends as indicated at 5, 6, respectively. The paper strip 7 is usually fed from a roll on a suitable reel 8, or other carrier, and its unwound end passed through the entry opening 5 onto the face of the table 1. The table 1 is preferably made of glass or similar translucent or transparent material, the purpose of which will appear from the following.

The paper is preferably coated, with an initial layer 10 indicated in Fig. 1, of waxy material, such as bees-wax. Such waxy coating may be applied by running the paper through a bath of the Waxy material, the speed of the paper therethrough determining the thickness-of the layer of the waxy material.

A mixture of the powdered metal and the supporting and binding ingredient admixed with a sultable volatile solvent or miscuent, is made and placed in the bottle 11015 a suitable spraying device, such as an Eureka polinatic spray, in which type of spray the nozzle 12 is supplied with compressed air from a reservoir 13, or the like. The flow of the spray is controlled manually by means of the spring valve 14. Such spraying device, as is understood by those skilled in the art, embodies suitable means for admitting a portion of the compressed air into the bottle 11 for maintaining the contents of the bottle 11 thoroughly stirred.

The spray -is directed into the hood 2 and above and toward the wax coated aper 9 until the. deposited metallic mass is sufiiciently thick.

The thickness of the deposit mass is deterallay the color and theintensityof thej 'traf jztted light supplied by one 'orimore lampsfie lacedrbelow the table10. Jtftert e portion 9 of. the paperhas been racks17 'and left to dry in t e atmosphere or led througha drying ove'n'or the" like - pon volatilization of the volatile ingreb dient oringredients the resulting transfer deposit mass comprises an intimate mixture of the metallic powder and the binderor' supporting ingredient and controlling the tern perature of release to transfer the metallic.

mass,- but at ordinary temperatures binding the particles of the metal powder together as.

a mass and protecting the desired metallic characteristics from the atmosphere or other deterioration. g

Bronze powders, aluminum powders, or mitxures of aluminum and bronze or of other metal powders containing either a single metal or alloy or mixtures of any desired metals may be employed.

The outer face of the transfer deposit mam maybe coated or covered with sizing 19, such as egg albumen, varnish or the like, as is indicated in Fig. 3.

Such transfer deposit mass is usually secured to a strip and in suchform of my invention, the bmderserves to secure, the metallic transfer mass as a whole to the paper stri Siich-transfer deposit mass is usually fed as a roll into a ti plng machine or die press, such as indicate in Fig. 4, described and claimed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,333,168, patented March 9, 1920, Nelson E. Funk, assignor to Peerless Roll Leaf (10., Inc.', and entitled Die press.

In Fig. 4, I have indicated at 20 a roll of the metallic deposit material, the unwound end 21 of which is passed about the fixed guide rolls 22, 23, thence below the die 24 and above the movable platen 25, thence over the guide rolls 26," and 27, carried b the platen 25 and ultimately between the ta e-u roller 28. The platen 25 is mounted on the bed 29 to be recciprocated from its extreme left-hand position as is indicated in Fig. 4,

to its extreme right-hand position, as will be more fully understood by reference to the aforesaid Letters Patent,

The article 30, such as a length of silk, or the like, is v laced on the platen 25. The die 24 is suita' ly removably held in the dieholder 31, mounted to be reciprocated verticall under pressure by toggle levers operat by foot or other power, the stage of contact of the die 24 and the metallic strip 21 andthe article 30 being effected when the article 30 is at rest, i.e., when the platen 25 is in its position shown in Fig. 4.

. determined the or work .be'ornamented;, I v

. powder at ordina 1 The arrangement shown in Fig; 4, is par-Y r The" die-.24 is heatedQby -any suitable: 'meanis, suchas'a gas burner '32,.m'ounted say I on'the-platen 25 as showi1',- the; guard 33 being, rovidedv 'fto. PI cIIIde-gthe flame from score ing oriignitmg. the .paper strip;

ticularly devisedfto strip'Ithe fuseddeposit stri from the, die '24- fafnd, ;t p automatically 1.

.fee the depositstrip' for'vjarying ext As a supportin ingr'ediena l-jpieferrosin,

refined of any 0 ]ectionable impurities in cident' to. its particular source of manufacture-and having a' substantially'definite am:

perature of fusion or .of. becoming practi-.

cally, fluid in the presence of' the beeswaxi or equivalent-waxy ingredient: Ifhavedis covered that such supporting ingredient is entirely inert toward the particles of metal temperatures and also prptects the tone of color and degree of;

rilliancy of the metallic powder-from dej I terioration. V

As a volatile ingredient, I prefer benzine,

which in the case of the u'sualrosins is a solvent, and also a solvent for beeswax.

The metallic mass having the aforesaid features may also be formed by the method and apparatus indicated in-Fig. 5. The roll of paper is indicated at 40, its free end being passed under the positioning roller 42 and over the-applyin roller 44" rotatably mounted in a suitab e receptacle for the bath 43 containing a mixture of beeswax and benzine and rosin, whereafter the paper thus coated with adeposit comprising beeswax and rosin with benzine volatilizing therefrom is passed over the dryin racks comprising t e upper rollers 45 and lower roller '46, and for an extent to permit the beeswaxrosin deposit tobecome sufliciently whereafter the paper is passed about the guide roll 47 and thence roller 48. The feed box of the metal powder is indicated at 49 and provided with any suitable distributor roller; the rollers 50 are usually of discs of felt, for buffing the metal p powder applied by the plush or bronzing roller 49. The paper is passed about the guide roller 51 and then wound on the winding roller 52, by any suitable means. I

In the method shown in Fig. 6, the procedure shown in Fig. 5 is largely repeated, Fig. 6, however, showing the initial application of wax directly to the paper prior to the deposit of the beeswax-rosin deposit. In Flg. 6 I have shown the bath 55 provided with the applying roller 56 and the upper roller 57 between which rollers the paper 41 asses. i

t will be understood that the thickness or degree of deposit of the beeswax-rosin depos1t and of the initial wax "deposit is regulated by the speed of travel of the paper over the bronzing through the feeding devices of the respective baths, or may be controlled by the particular volatile solvent employed or by the extent of pressure of the squeegeeing roller or equivalent means as will be understood by the art.

Whereas Ihave described my invention b reference to specific forms thereof, it wil be understood that many changes and modifications' may be made without departing from the invention, as described by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A transfer metallic deposit comprising a strip of paper bearing a mixture composed of beeswax, rosin and powdered metal, the

beeswax and rosin being substantially uniforml intermixed and the powdered metal distri uted on the beeswax and rosin.

2. A transfer metallic deposit comprising a strip of paper bearing a layer formed of a mixture composed of beeswax, rosin and powdered metal, the beeswax and rosin being intimately intermixed with one another and the powdered metal distributed on the beeswax and rosin and a layer of sizing disposed on the outer face of the aforesaid first-named layer.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification this 29th day of September,

PAUL ROBERT HEYGEL. 

